Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1164 (CCN-8356)

Assigned:1999-06-25
Published:1999-06-25
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Microsoft Outlook client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple email messages with the same X-UIDL headers, which causes Outlook to hang.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1164

Source: CCN
Type: GetaClue Web site
YoDuh's Stupid Outlook Bug

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990625 Outlook denial of service

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-06-25 20:24:02
Outlook denial of service

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 10358
Microsoft Outlook Client Persistent X-UIDL Header DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
outlook-xuidl-dos(8356)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft outlook 97
    microsoft outlook 98
    microsoft outlook 2000
    microsoft outlook express *
    microsoft outlook 98
    microsoft outlook 2000
    microsoft outlook 97
    microsoft outlook express *